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Saturday, December 26, 2009

Saturday!

Today is Saturday . . . the day I finally beat the Evil Nate Maas, My Arch-Nemesis. I doubt we will even hear a peep out of him today. Also, please note my scientific pole in upper left . . . over 75% of the people think Nate is cheating at this game. Well, today I put an end to his nonsense. There is no way he can get this one. No way ANY of you can get this one.

OK, your mission, should you decide to accept it . . . who is she, and what is she most remembered for? Oh, I almost forgot . . . if your initials are N.M., what did her Father do?

PJM's head slumps and he breathes a deep sigh. He sees that he must declare Ray in the UK the winner. He wonders how Ray could have gotten this as it is an obsure picture of Billie Burke. The answer he was looking for was, Billie Burke, the Good Witch of the North from Wizard of Oz, but he realizes he must declare Ray the winner, based on his "Wizard of Oz" mention.

PJM admits defeat, and slowing walks out to Chickie Town, the only place he is completely appreciated and understood, and where the residents have never heard of OPOD mystery contest.

I'm a newbie to your Saturdays contests, but I already love them! Although I am not as knowlegeable as the venerable Nate Maas, I do try to google the answers on Saturdays. This weekend you caught me offguard as your picture was not relate to the theme of the week, men's facial hair! Great picture and contest though! Thanks

Since I never have seen the WoO, I had no idea about this person. But the really old photos of her are captivating! She was a stunner! And how on earth did those Gibson girls get their hair to do that, without the products available to us today? I'd love to know more about that. Thanks again, PJM. Always fun to visit here.

Kristi, please watch the Wizard of Oz, it's a wonderful fantasy. There are those who believe it is filled with political symbolism of the day but I never gave that a thought and enjoyed it simply because it both scared and amazed me as a child.

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I grew up in West Texas, and could not wait to get away. I got away, and went to the University of Texas, and then on to Stanford. I saw the world, and decided what I really wanted was to be in West Texas. So here I am, right back where I started. I had it all, and found it was not that great.

I have been an avid collector of old photographs and documents for over 30
years. The photographs on this site are derived from material I have collected
over the years. Some came from old family albums, some from material I bought at
flea markets over the years, and some from government archives of public domain
images, including the US Library of Congress, and the National Archives. We
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